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2299 – arsanas Konstamonitou: a new chapel above the caves
On our last pilgrimage to Athos with the FoMA footpath team we had a day off on day 4 (21/09-23) because the monks of Sografou were celebrating a holiday and all workers were not allowed to do any work. We … Continue reading
2298 – Images of Dionysiou
During the FoMA path clearing week our base was the Dionysiou Monastery. Dionysiou was founded in the 14th century but the first photo’s of the monastery appear in the 19th century. A few years ago, photographs and negatives of Athos … Continue reading
Posted in 05 Dionysiou, art, Trip 2023
Tagged 1780, 1852, 1853, 1929, boathouse, Ernest de Caranza & Emile Charles Labbé, etching, FoMA, indian, old and new, Preziosi
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2297 – The FoMA Footpath Clearing Pilgrimage 2023
The vast majority of the Foma 2023 pathclearing team (36 pilgrims) arrived in Ouranoupolis, Greece from London by plane. The flight was quite delayed so it was a short night for these pilgrims. The Dutch delegation (Bas, my brother Wim … Continue reading
Posted in 05 Dionysiou, arsanas, films, Trip 2023
Tagged FoMA, footpath, path clearing
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2296 – the ossuary of Sografou
Next to the cemetery of Sografou is the chapel ‘Annunciation to the Virgin’, a beautiful old building painted in ocher yellow and terracotta brown/red colors. (Here) on the right and under this building in which the ossuary is located. Both … Continue reading
2295 – Portraits of Athos monks in 1963. The festivities of a thousand years of Athos, Part 4
Ger Dommerholt, who visited Athos with his friend Jan in 1963 and attended the 1000th anniversary festivities is an enthusiastic photographer. We have already shown a number of photos of him in previous posts. We have saved most of the … Continue reading
2294 – After the festivities of a thousand years of Athos (1963). Part 3
The next two days Ger and Jan would walk the entire west side of Athos. They left from Paulou via Dionysiou and Grigoriou to Simonos Petras. In Dionysiou they studied the famous frescoes. Here is traveling companion Jan sitting in … Continue reading
Posted in 08 Xiropotamou, 10 Docheiariou, 13 Simonos Petras, 17 Grigoriou, 19 Panteleimonos, 20 Konstamonitou
Tagged 1963, fresco, Ger Dommerholt, Tripiti
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2293 – the cemetery of Sografou
Sografou cemetery is located uphill, to the left of the monastery. It is a 2-minute walk from the monastery entrance to reach the cemetery gate, which is open. This is the road, next to the vegetable gardens, that leads to … Continue reading
2292 – the remnants of two carriages in the cemetery of Sografou
On September 18 I visited the cemetery of Zografou. In a far corner of the cemetery I found two half-decayed remains of four-wheeled carriages. What could be the reason that these old means of transport were stored here? Were they … Continue reading
2291 – The festivities of Lavra’s 1000 years existence. Part 2
The year is 963. A thousand and sixty years ago. The foundation of the first monastery on Athos, the Great Lavra. The thousand-year anniversary was of course celebrated in detail at the time. As someone said to me, the life … Continue reading
Posted in 01 Lavra, 14 Paulou, history, Karoulia, Katounakia, Kavsokalivia
Tagged 1000 years, 1963, 963, boat, dutch pilgrims, Ger Dommerholt, hermit, hermitage, huts
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2290 – Two young Dutch men witnessed the festivities of Lavra’s 1000 years existence. Part 1
It’s 1963. Sixty years ago. Two friends from the Dutch city of The Hague, Ger (23) and Jan (25), plan to travel to Greece by moped. They had previously gone to Spain by moped. They wanted to experience such an … Continue reading
Posted in 01 Lavra, 03 Iviron, 18 Esfigmenou, people
Tagged 1000 years, 1963, boat, dutch pilgrims, Ger Dommerholt, Ierissos
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